Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-10
ANOTHER LIBEL SUIT.
Deputy Thompson Asks for S25. 900
More on Another Complaint.

J DeputS AhomPSOh ASKS Tor S25.OOO
More on Another Complaint.
Deputy Marshal Thompson, of Beaver.
who recently entered suit against the
Deseret Ne1CS Publishing Company for
| libel, has filed another complaint asking
for $25, 900 damages on account of iniu-
rles done him by the publication of a
certain article in that paper on February
18th of the present year.
The complaint quotes the article as fol-
lows:
at is stated on the authority of Mar
shall Dyer that it is his intention TO rein
state the deputy (meaning this plaintif)
who shot and killed Edward NJ. Dalton,
of Parowan. Of course the majority OF the
people of Utah will greatly disapprove this
movement, and it is not to be expected
that the marshal will be very careful to
consult the feelings of the people likelyto
be affected by his official action. But we
think Mr.. Dyer would do we'll to ask him
self whether such action would be wise,
polite or necessary. There is no
scarcity of men able and willing to act as
deputy marshals. 1t is not needful to
pick out persons for that position whose
chief recommendation is recklessness and
disregard for human life Prudence is or
should be qualification in an officer I'M
der the United States, and ought to be
exercised in the selection as well as the
conduct of officials, (meaning and intend
ing thereby that this plaintiff was reck-
less and Indifferent of human life, and for
that reason was an improper and dis
qualified person for the position of a
Deputy United States MARSHALL
Thompson has been acquitted (mean-
ing thereby that the plaintiff had COM
United The crime of murder), and in the
eyes OF the law may be said to be clear
OF it. The deed he performed was not
only bloodthirsty, but mean and
cowardly and contemplate act. A
creature who would crawl up under
cover, wait till the man he was
authorized to arrest had passed him,
and then shoot him in the back
with rifle, is wretch to whom it
would be a compliment to designate him
as a dog. (Meaning thereby that this
plaintiff had so done). He is wholly I'M
fit to be associated with honest men. His
presence would be an insult to decent
deputies, detailed to work with him. He
would not be safe man to send on raids
after accused persons or witnesses, in any
sense OF the term.
People are not going to submit to be
shot down at will by an assassin armed
by a warrant and gum"
In another part of the same article is
the following:
II Marshal Dyer wants to inaugurate a
campaign of blood, instead of pursuing a
peaceful execution of the law, he should /
certainly appoint and continue ruffians of /
the Thompson and McLennan stripe.
Wedo not want to interfere in
the slightest degree with the performance
of his official duties, but we know that we
are talking good sense when we point out
the impropriety of employing in peaceful /
community such cold-blooded assassins as .
Ex-Deputy Thompson, and such brag-
ging DULLES as Deputy McLennan. That /
the disagreeable duties of the office of /
deputy marshal can be performed in a
lawful and gentlemanly manner, has
been demonstrated in the course of sew
eral members of his force, and we are
sure that greater success will attend his
exertions with such subordinates, than
by pandering to a set of bowling con-
spirators, whose hands are stained with
human blood (meaning thereby that the
plaintiff had committed murder
Mr.. Narian is Thompson's attorney.